how to pronounce légion

/le.ʒjɔ̃/

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légion is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of légion in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… de savoir si la légion d'honneur de …”

meanings of légion

noun:

Legion.

légion frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word légion occurs in french on average 6.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.